Collapsible clothes-horse.



W. KALITZKY (BORN WOLFE).

OOLLAPSIBLE CLOTHES HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1912.

1,073,763. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

WILHELMINE KALITZKY, BORN WOLFE, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

COLLAPSIBLE CLOTHES-HORSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

Application filed February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILHELMINE KA- LrrzKY,born l/VOLFF, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and resident atHamburg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollapsible Clothes-Horses, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has for its object to provide a clothes horse thepedestal and bearing arms whereof are articulated in such a manner tothe standard that when not in use the arms and pedestal may be collapsedagainst the standard.

The device is intended for use in displaying hats and the like and maybe collapsed so as to minimize the space occupied when not in use.

In the accompanying drawing one formv of embodiment of the invention isshown and; Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, Fig. 2 is avertical section on line C-D of Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a section of line A--Bof Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified end of the standard,Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a certain bayonet joint used herewith.

The standard a comprises two or more thin metallic tubes, which areconnected in a bayonetlike manner, 2'. e. the ends thereof may fit theone in the other and be joined as at a The standard is according to thepresent invention provided on. its inferior end with a hub 25, having 3pairs of projections b as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, on an enlargedscale. The projections b are traversed by pivots on which oscillate themembers 0 of the pedestal. These members are also made of thin metallictubes, the articulated ends thereof being formed of angular-shaped castirons c, the shorter ends 0 of which are pressed, when making use of thedevice, by the weight of the standard against the column 0;, so that themembers of the pedestal occupy a spread position. (Fig. 1). Although themembers are made of very thin material, the ends present a greatresistance owing to the inserted cast irons. The spread position ismoreover assured by a collar (Z shown in Fig. l in its elevated positionand which may be placed over the projecting parts 0 lVhen one raises thecollar and the stand ard, the members 0 collapse and occupy a parallelposition with reference to the longitudinal axis of the standard.

The oblique arms t are articulated to starshaped hubs t and bear in theoperative position on radial projections t" of the hub. When they areraised they fold against the standard. One of the arms has been shown indotted lines in folded position in Fig. 1. The arms are provided attheir free ends with vertical members i the extremities whereof situatedbelow the pivots being bent angularly in such a manner, that in thevertical position of the members It, the bent portions engage beneaththe free ends of the arms 6, so that the members t are maintained invertical position. \Vhen not using the standard, 2'. 6. when the latteris collapsed, these members are brought in alinement position with thearms t.

In Fig. i there is shown a modified support for the standard a which isintended to be used in place of the pedestal where it is desired toattach the standard to a counter, shelf or the like. This supportconsists of a V-shaped clamp a to which the standard a is fixed, theclamp being used in the well known manner.

I claim:

In a device of the kind described, a standard, a collar fixed on thelower end of said standard and provided with spaced pairs of lugs,tubular leg members having their upper ends received between the lugs ofthe respective pairs, tubular reinforcements fitted within the upperends of said legs and provided with angularly disposed extensions, andpivot pins each passing through a pair of lugs, a leg member and areinforcement, whereby the single pivot pin holds all of said partstogether.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence ofwitnesses.

WILHELMINE KALIIZKY, BORN WOLFE.

Witnesses:

ImnrLon JULIUS VnALrrnuii, LAUMINIJTUR F. A. Sonnnnon, FURDINAND ARNOLDTYNBAGK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. C.

